Nearly a year ago, we dug into plans for 701 Rio, a five-story office project bound for a 0.6-acre collection of lots at the northeast corner of West Seventh and Rio Grande Streets in the generally lower-density west end of downtown Austin. Though the development was originally expected to kick off back in April 2019 with the demolition of the existing ...
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In 1989, This Absurdly Corny Easy-Listening Album Had ‘Pride in Austin’
The world didn't discover Austin yesterday, even if it might feel that way sometimes. Our local tourism industry, booming roughly as long as the city itself, saw 7.5 million visitors in 1989, though three decades later we're looking at a yearly count closer to 30 million. With a lineup of new towers downtown, the ongoing success of Aqua Fest, and a small music event known as ...
Let’s Not Call This the P.F. Chang’s Tower, But Here’s a Sneak Peek Anyway
Last week's breaking news item regarding a potential tower project on the doorstep of the Austin Convention Center was an interesting read, to say the least. Imagined by local developers Manifold Real Estate -- the group, if you recall, behind the mysterious tower concept floated for the former Frank & Angies site on West Avenue -- the plan could bring roughly 730,000 ...
Take a Fresh Look at Natiivo, the Rainey Street District’s ‘Home Sharing’ Tower
Natiivo, the Airbnb-powered "home sharing" concept currently under construction at 48 East Avenue in the Rainey Street District of downtown Austin, received a lot of attention both local and national regarding its unique ownership model after the project's announcement earlier this year -- and at the time of the tower's groundbreaking ceremony back in August, its ...
Downtown Austin’s Marriott Hotel Tower Celebrates Its ‘Topping Out’
It sounds a little strange to call a 31-story tower project "under the radar," but for all its prominence, the new Marriott hotel tower rising at the northwest corner of Cesar Chavez and Trinity Streets just across from the Austin Convention Center hasn't received all that much attention in the news lately. Still, its 613 guest rooms and direct proximity to the ...
